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2023 Fei Zi Xiao

2023 Fei Zi Xiao

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Rare varietal black tea
with juicy lychee notes
Unbelievably lychee-forward black tea made even more complex in the Li Family’s hands, with notes of cedar, cinnamon, saffron and baked apple to support the juicy lychee.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wuyishan, Fujian
Rare varietal black tea
with juicy lychee notes
Unbelievably lychee-forward black tea made even more complex in the Li Family’s hands, with notes of cedar, cinnamon, saffron and baked apple to support the juicy lychee.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wuyishan, Fujian
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Crafted By the Li Family

Hand-picked and traditionally hand-finished within the true Wuyishan Ecological Preserve on forested biodiverse, rocky, mountainous land for distinct Wuyi minerality.
 
The Li Family is an award-winning, highly respected force for sustainability, hand-firing craft, rare varietal preservation, and tea education in Wuyishan.
    • DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2023
    • Wuyishan Ecological PreserveWuyishan, Fujian
    • ELEVATION300 METERS
    • FEIZI XIAOTea Varietal

    This intriguing varietal is sometimes literally translated as Concubine’s Smile (or laugh), but in reality, the tea gets its name from the Feizi Xiao (妃子笑) fruit, a type of lychee so loved by a royal consort that it always made her smile. The name couldn't be more accurate for this stunning varieties, which truly tastes like lychee and peaches. An already luscious varietal gains even more complexity and nuance in the Mr. Li’s capable hands, finished with traditional sun-oxidation and gently fired. The minerality of the Li Family’s volcanic soil comes through beautifully, along with an impressive jasmine and honey aromatic complexity.

  • true
    90
    lychee, baked apple
    true
    90
    strudel, oatmeal
    true
    90
    cedar, cinnamon
    true
    80
    saffron, marigold
    true
    tingling, sweet

    Tasting Profile

    • fruit - lychee, baked apple
    • savory - strudel, oatmeal
    • spice - cedar, cinnamon
    • floral - saffron, marigold
    • texture - tingling, sweet

the Li Family also recommends:

  • 'The first sips yield a balanced and elegant tea. The tropical lychee fruit flavor is astounding. This black tea is as perfumed as a Tieguanyin, but deep, dark and grounded. The aftertaste is full of not only lychee, but also orchid, like a wet tropical garden'

  • 4
    6
    208
    15 seconds
    10
    5
    5
    208
    5 seconds
    3
    4
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    4 g.6
    oz.
    use 208° watersteep 15 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    5 g.5 ozuse 208° watersteep 5 seconds
    add 3 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    4 g.12
    oz.
    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours
    add ice & enjoy

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